for Al JonesAl mun, did I hear you correctly?Did you say -'I'll probably see you next in Heaven' ?or was it 'in Hirwaun'?You see, there is a difference.I don't believe in Heavenor Hell (not even my timeworking in Butlins' kitchens).But, I do believe in Hirwaun.However ethereal it may seemwhen the clouds hang lowbelow the Rhigos Mountain,it is your homeand the place of Cymraeg.Every week at y dosbarthin the YMCA around a tablestill struggling with treigladau.

But if you did say 'Heaven'what were you inferring?After all, you are a Zencould reach enlightenmentthrough meditation wherever, whenever........even at the end of the Valley of Lost Meaning,yes, even in Hirwaun!Notes - dosbarth - classtreigladau - mutations

Borrow must have been confused when he arrived in Heaven.He'd hoped he was near the fires of Hell.Coming to a village of savage men,he asked " Where am I? " " Heaven! " they grunted. Drinking green tea & reading ' Zen in the Art of Flower Arrangement ', they were that week's mutations. " I'm searching for the Great Inferno ", he ventured. They pointed to the distant red glowing sky, and grunted "MERTHYR!"